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                                                                  AB 797
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          Date of Hearing:   May 20, 2009

                        ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
                                Kevin De Leon, Chair

                       AB 797 (Ma) - As Amended:  May 4, 2009 

          Policy Committee:                              Business and  
          Professions  Vote:                            10 - 0

          Urgency:     No                   State Mandated Local Program:  
          No     Reimbursable:              

           SUMMARY  

          This bill requires the California Board of Accountancy (CBA) to  
          publish disciplinary decisions on its website for a period of  
          ten years from the date the decision was issued.

           FISCAL EFFECT  

          Workload costs associated with this legislation are minor and  
          absorbable within existing CBA resources. 

           COMMENTS 

           1)Purpose  . According to the author's office, "Current policy of  
            the California Board of Accountancy is to post a summary of  
            disciplinary decisions on its website for a period of seven  
            years.  This bill would require the CBA to post the full text  
            of its disciplinary decisions for a period of ten years.  This  
            would increase consumer protection by providing the full text  
            of the disciplinary decisions so that all proven allegations  
            are readily available and a full description of the proven  
            allegations can be accessed easily and for a longer period of  
            time."

           2)Related Legislation  . AB 1005 (Block) requires the California  
            Board of Accountancy to publish documents related to pending  
            disciplinary accusations, minutes of it's meeting, and provide  
            a live webcast, on it's website, as specified.  That bill is  
            currently pending before this committee. 


           Analysis Prepared by  :    Julie Salley-Gray / APPR. / (916)  








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